Use of admission criteria in patients with CAP in a district hospital

V. Paschidou, S. Kokkali, B. Knjeginjic, I. Petrou, A. Tsomidis, G. Gougoulias, C. Papakonstantinou (Chalkidiki, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia
Session: Antibiotic treatment in community-acquired pneumonia
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 1875
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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